Comments on: It’s official: Alex Kovalev’s NHL career is overhttp://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/21/its-official-alex-kovalevs-nhl-career-is-over/
ProHockeyTalk on NBCSports.comTue, 03 Mar 2015 19:02:42 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: storminator16http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/2013/03/21/its-official-alex-kovalevs-nhl-career-is-over/comment-page-1/#comment-152985
Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:09:40 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152985And you played in 0. Nice.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 03:01:24 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152885Floater and an embellisher. Definitely in the top 5 of Don Cherry’s list of European Players.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 02:24:50 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152869I agree! I loved him with the Pens, he made us laugh (moon walk) & he made us cry (disappearing) but he was a stunner to watch with those hands & those feet!
Loved you Kovy, & was happy to chat with you & hold the apple for you while you signed autographs at Southpointe.
Have a wonderful retirement.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:26:45 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152845Work ethic. Without it, we’d never be able to separate the good from the great.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:17:07 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152841Maybe the most consistantly wicked shot I’ve ever seen. Thank you Alex.
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Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:24:10 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152824He didn’t work hard enough in terms of compete level during games. His strength and conditioning were never really the issue.

His interest was in play making and scoring goals…..the dirty work along the boards and consistent backchecking to shut down opponents and generate offense through the transition game never became areas of interest or focus for him.

Was he a one trick pony?….No….but his unwillingness to compete in all phases of each shift retarded his production.

Bottom line: It is a shame his career is over….creativity and flow take a significant hit each time a great player retires.

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Thu, 21 Mar 2013 23:35:58 +0000http://prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com/?p=1346029#comment-152800It’s a shame he didn’t work harder, many times it looked like he would just float around with no effort. He had the talent to be one of the greats, he just didn’t have the work ethic to match. A great career and extremely talented player none the less, some of the things he could do were amazing, at times he was very fun to watch. Congrats on a great career
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